SET domains and histone methylation

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 699-705

  Xiao, Bing ^a   Wilson, Jonathan R ^a   Gamblin, Steven J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; LYSINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ALPHA HELIX; CATALYSIS; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HYDROGEN BOND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0346850973     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2003.10.003     Document Type: Review

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